SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM
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Introduction
Section I. THE CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Purpose 1 4
Basic training period 2 4
Specialized training period 3 5
Career field specialization 4 6
General training period 5 7
Individual accomplishments 6 8
II. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Mission 7 11
Objectives 8 11
The General Educational Career Pattern 9 11
Signal Corps school system 10 12
Selection of students for career courses 11 12
Statement required by Reserve Officers 12 12
III. SIGNAL CORPS COURSES
Career courses 13 14
Refresher courses 14 14
Specialist courses 15 15
References 16 16
Method of making application 17 16
IV. OTHER SERVICE SCHOOLS
General 18 17
Selection procedures 19 19
V. INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM
Mission 20 21
Program phases 21 21
Selection procedures 22 21
VI. TRAINING IN CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS
General discussions 23 22
Courses 24 22
Cost 25 23
General admission requirements 26 23
Application procedures 27 23
Interview of applicants 28 24
Progress reports civilian universities 29 24
Duration of course 30 25
Reports — civilian industry and trade schools 31 25
Suggested subjects for theses 32 25
List of courses 33 27
Advanced electronics or electrical engineering 34 28
Communication, electronics and electrical engineering — 35 28
Computer systems engineering 36 29
Operations research 37 29
General physics 38 30
Meteorology 39 31
Nuclear engineering (effects) training 40 31
Business administration 41 33
Comptrollership 42 33
International relations 43 34
Education 44 34
Motion picture and television production 45 35
Advanced management training 46 35
Industrial management training 47 36
Commercial wire communications 48 37
Advanced technology course 49 38
Television 50 38
Radio systems engineering 51 39
On-the-job training 52 39
Duration of courses 53 40
Section VII. SPECIAL COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR ALL OFFICERS
Scope 54 41
Objectives 55 41
Methods of attaining goals 56 41
Reference 57 41
VIII. EXTENSION COURSES
General 58 43
Arrangement of courses 59 43
Enrollment 60 43
IX. READING LIST
Administration and management 61 44
Atomic energy 62 44
Communism 63 45
Education 64 45
Korea 65 46
Military biography 66 46
Military history 67 46
Military science 68 47
National defense 69 47
Science-history and biography 70 47
Signal Corps 71 47
World affairs 72 48
World War II 73 48
Appendix I. APPLICATION FORM (DA FORM 1618-R) 50
II. PERSONNEL ACTION (DA FORM 1029) 52
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